Brett Domino

Brett Domino is the alter-ego of British musician and comedian Rob J Madin. As Brett Domino, he is a musician and internet celebrity from Leeds, although Madin is actually from Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He is best known for his YouTube videos, in which he plays covers and original songs on various musical instruments, most notably the keytar. His band, The Brett Domino Trio, currently consists of only two members, Domino and "Steven Peavis" (Ste Anderson), having only been a three-piece for around a year. "Mitch Hutchinson" (Michael Denny) left the band in 2009, allegedly to become a forklift truck driver; he later returned to celebrate the band's fifth anniversary and appear on the finale of Brett Domino's Weekly YouTube Thing.
Career
The Brett Domino Trio were featured a number of times as part of BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show in 2008, and in 2009 the band appeared on ITV's Britain's Got Talent, performing live as the house band on two episodes of ITV2's sister show, Britain's Got More Talent.
Domino's YouTube videos have received over 31 million views and have been promoted by the likes of Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Ellie Goulding.
On 22 November 2010, Domino released a song called "Gillian McKeith", a humorous take on the celebrity during her time in the 10th series of the ITV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. The YouTube video gained over 1 million views in a week and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 29 on 28 November 2010.
In 2011, Madin introduced a YouTube character named "C-Bomb" — a self-proclaimed dubstep super-producer. On 14 June 2012, BBC Comedy uploaded a specially commissioned C-Bomb music video entitled "Bowl Date" to its website and YouTube channel, followed by a further music video "Mutha Nature" on 4 October 2012.
Domino appeared on Blue Peter, the BBC children's programme, on 1 March 2012, performing a comedy song detailing a shortlist for the best children's book of the last ten years. Domino continued to produce regular musical segments for the show between 2012 and 2020.
In October–November 2012, Madin was commissioned to write a number of Domino songs for the BBC programme Young Apprentice. He wrote five songs that were released weekly via the BBC's YouTube channel.
On 1 July 2013, a 20-minute sitcom pilot entitled C-Bomb was launched on BBC iPlayer and subsequently broadcast on BBC Three. The pilot was written by Madin with Jason Cook and Daniel Peak.
Domino's "How To Make A Hit Pop Song" video was nominated for the Best Internet Comedy Short award at the 2014 British Comedy Awards. Madin and Anderson attended the event as themselves.
Between 2015 and 2016, Domino was a regular guest on ITV's Weekend with Aled Jones, presenting a musical segment, often involving the other guests on the show. On 16 August 2015 he performed a medley of Shaggy songs with Shaggy himself.
The Brett Domino Trio appeared in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown in August 2016, January 2017, January 2019, January 2020, February 2020, and February 2021.
Singles
Albums
Songs Off YouTube
Release date: 1 March 2011
Track listing:
Beat It (2011 version)
Justin Timberlake Medley
I Feel for You
We Speak No Americano
1980s Stylophone Medley
Bad Romance
Jurassic Park Theme
Ellie Goulding Medley
Hip-Hop Medley
Nelly Furtado Medley
Michael Jackson Medley
Korn / 50 Cent / Tenna Marie Medley
Now 75 Medley
Party In the Park (Radio Aire) Medley
William Tell Overture (live)
Track By Track Commentary
Reflections
Release date: 9 December 2013
Track listing:
Gz and Hustlas (Intro)
Earthquake
UK Top 10 Medley (06.05.12)
Buck Rogers
Get Lucky
Suit & Tie (Interlude)
Pusher Love Girl
Beauty and a Beat
Sexy and I Know It
E.T.
Insane in the Brain
In Paris (Interlude)
I Been On
212
1D Medley
Hey Ya!
Holy Grail
Tinie Tempah Medley
Firework
Aviation Medley
Ministry of Sound Medley
Funk
Release date: 20 January 2017
Fan funded on Kickstarter.
Track listing:
All Rhetoric
NGC 4945
Blackberry
Fake Friends
Interlude #1
(In a) Funk
Facsimile
Fuchsia
Magic Cane
Shade
Interlude #2
Douche
Interlude #3
Tongue Tied
Keytar Your Heart
Release date: 12 June 2020
Track listing:
Lunchtime Lover
Bin Guy (A Song Containing Exclusively Three Letter Words)
Penelope, Please Stop Recommending so Many TV Dramas
I Think I'm in Love with the Girl Who Works on Checkout Six in Decathlon
Bad Lips (A Song Created from a Word Cloud of Ed Sheeran Lyrics)
Happy Birthday (to Whoever)
Bad Bad Boy
Get Bumpsy (An Attempt to Bring Back a Range of Obsolete Vocabulary)
Drop Crotch Jeans (Ode to 2017)
Pinocchio 2020
References
External links
English keyboardists
English multi-instrumentalists
Musicians from Leeds
Living people
1986 births
English comedy musicians
English male comedians
Comedians from Yorkshire